About the Group

About the Group

About the Group

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women’s Health is a backbench cross-party group of MPs and Peers in the UK Parliament of Westminster.

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The group came together after Parliamentarians and patient advocacy groups realised that there was no dedicated forum at Westminster to discuss women’s health, and to raise awareness of conditions affecting only women or women disproportionately.

The group aims to empower women to ensure that they can make an informed choice about the best treatment for them and that they are treated with dignity and respect.

As well as providing a forum for MPs and Peers, the Group aims to bring clinicians, patients, and other relevant stakeholders to Westminster to discuss women’s health and related issues.

On this website you can find out more about the group’s work going forward as well as how best to stay in touch with the group.

Group Officers

Group Officers

Group Officers

Group Officers

Paula Sherriff MP

Chair

Labour (Dewsbury)

Ms Sherriff was elected Chair of the group in July 2017. She is also Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP

Vice-chair

Conservative (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mrs Trevelyanwas elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017.

Liz McInnes MP

Vice-chair

Labour(Heywood and Middleton)

Ms McInnes was elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017. She is also Shadow Minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.

Paul Scully MP

Vice-chair

Conservative (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr Scully was elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017.

Jess Phillips MP

Vice-chair

Labour (Birmingham, Yardley)

Ms Phillips was elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017.

Colleen Fletcher MP

Vice-chair

Labour(Coventry North East)

Ms Fletcher was elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017.

Alison Thewliss MP

Vice-chair

Scottish National Party (Glasgow Central)

Ms Thewliss was elected Vice-Chair of the group in July 2017.

Events and Meetings

Events and Meetings

Events and Meetings

Events and Meetings

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Health will be holding regular events at Westminster to inform MPs, Peers and wider stakeholders on women's health related issues.

If you would like to put your name forward for invitations to meetings, or would like to receive a copy of the minutes from any of the meetings below, please contact the secretariat at appgwh@pbpoliticalconsulting.com.

Please see below more information on upcoming as well as past events.

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11th July 2017 - AGM

Following the 2017 General Election, the the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Health held it's AGM in Room Q of Portcullis House at 4:00pm. Attendees included Paula Sherriff MP, Paul Scully MP, Colleen Fletcher MP, Liz McInnes MP and Chris Davies MP.

27th March 2017 - Report Launch

The Group launched it's inaugural report on Informed Choice on Monday 27th March, 4:00-6:00pm in the Attlee Suite of Portcullis House. The report launch saw patient representatives and parliamentarians, as well as representatives from the Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of General Practitioners give speeches. There was also a Q&A session.

18th January 2017 - Oral Evidence Session

The group held an oral evidence session, 3:00-5:00pm in the Macmillan Room of Portcullis House, to gather evidence for an inquiry it launched into whether women are given an informed choice about the treatment options available for particular conditions. Endometriosis and fibroids where the conditions the group chose to shine a particular spotlight on.

During the session, patient speakers, parliamentarians and clinicians gave evidence and there were three Q&A sessions.

19th October 2016 - Women's Health Screening

The group held a meeting on Wednesday 19th October, 2016, 3:00-4:30pm in Room A, 1 Parliament Streetwhich focussed on the topic of screening, with a particular focus on breast and cervical cancer screening.

The group heard from experts about current practice as well as the barriers to and issues surrounding uptake of free screening services in order to understand what key recommendations the group can take forwards.

8th June 2016 - Launch Event

The launch event of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Health took place on 8th June, 2016 from 2:00-3:00pm in Macmillan Room, Portcullis House.

27th April 2016 - Inaugural Meeting and AGM

The inaugural meeting and AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women's Health was held on 27th April, 2016.

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Funding & Benefits in Kind

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Funding & Benefits in Kind

Benefits in Kind

Source: PB Consulting

Description: PB Consulting is paid by grants from Gedeon Richter and Boston Scientific to act as the group's secretariat

From: 11/07/2017 To: 10/07/2018

Value £s in bands of £1,500: 19,501-21,000 band

Received: 11/07/2017

Registered: 13/07/2017

This is not an official website of the House of Commons or House of Lords. It has not been approved by either House or its committees. All-Party Parliamentary Groups are informal groups of Members of both Houses with a common interest in particular issues. The views expressed in these webpages are those of the group.